- All's Well That Ends Well
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Lady Teazle has come to Joseph’s house and is considering committing adultery with him. She complains about her husband’s unjustified suspicion that she is having an affair with Charles. To seduce her, Joseph speaks in the flowery language of the “man of sentiment,” but advocates for an immoral action. Joseph says the overly “innocent” Lady Teazle should commit more sins (i.e., sleep with him) because then her guilty conscience will ensure that she takes more caution and pays attention to how her actions may be interpreted by others. Joseph, in fact, takes the opposite tack: he is so cautious to…